Breaking the Barriers — AB

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

Breaking the Barriers is a medium underground map for Armageddon's Blade, measuring 72 by 72 tiles and set on two levels. It supports four players, all of whom may be human, arranged into two teams. Red and Blue choose their factions at random, while Orange and Pink both play Fortress. Rock covers roughly 39 percent of the terrain, with swamp at about 35 percent, water at 11 percent and grass at 11 percent. Victory comes from defeating every enemy, and a player loses once all of their towns and heroes are gone. The map is rated hard and holds six towns and the Grail, along with a Crown of Dragontooth and twenty random artifacts. Wandering monsters include lizardmen, gnolls, basilisks and a rust dragon, and dwellings offer a wide range of creatures.

Author's description

The high court of Erathia has handed down its ruling...admittance into the Beastmaster and Witches guilds cannot be restricted by the gender of the applicant. They have vowed to fight to preserve their way of life, and the ruling must now be enforced.

Version:AB
Size:M (72×72 tiles)
Difficulty:Hard
Players:4 human / 4 total
Alliances:Yes (2 teams)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:11.29%
Victory condition:Defeat all enemies
Loss condition:Lose all towns and heroes

Terrain (both levels)

Swamp57.6%
Water18.4%
Grass17.6%
Dirt3.6%
Rough2.7%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
SurfaceSurface minimap of Breaking the Barriers
UndergroundUnderground minimap of Breaking the Barriers

On the map

Towns & Settlements

  • Random(Blue) × 1
  • Fortress(Orange) × 1
  • Fortress(Pink) × 1
  • Random(Red) × 1
  • Fortress(Neutral) × 2

Heroes

4 placed heroes on map

Wandering Monsters

Random Monsters

  • Level 11 monster
  • Level 24 monsters
  • Level 326 monsters
  • Level 425 monsters
  • Level 517 monsters
  • Level 610 monsters
  • Level 79 monsters

Artifacts

Scrolls & Random Relics

  • Random artifacts20

Map Objects & Structures

Resource74Mine49Campfire49Treasure Chest48Random Resource32Flotsam18Learning Stone12Creature Bank12Sea Chest10Mystical Garden8Shipwreck8Obelisk8Magic Well7One-way Monolith Entrance7Witch Hut7Shipyard6Water Wheel6Tree of Knowledge6Shrine of Magic Gesture6Eye of the Magi6Subterranean Gate6One-way Monolith Exit6Border Gate6Two-way Monolith6Faerie Ring5Star Axis5Fountain of Youth4Random Dwelling (by level)4Windmill4Garden of Revelation4